When facing a breast cancer diagnosis, it's natural for women to turn to the Internet to learn more about the disease as well as treatment options. A recent study found that most Internet sites found through popular search engines contain factual information, but up to 5% of those websites may contain misleading or inaccurate information.

The sites that are most likely to have mistakes, researchers found, are those that discuss complimentary or alternative treatments. There's really no way to tag or highlight those discrepancies. While interviewed doctors say that their female patients generally come in well-informed, not every patient is up front with their doctor about alternative treatments they might be pursuing.

This study is a good reminder that anyone can put information on the Internet, and that you can't believe everything you read.

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